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Recognised as Colour

#46B0FF

  • #46B0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#46B0FF is a blue with RGB values 70, 176, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#46B0FF#46B0FF
HEX#46B0FF
RGBrgb(70, 176, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6902, 1
RGB percentages27.5%, 69%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.6, 100%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 72.5%, 100%)
CMYK72.5%, 31%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,632,831
CSS custom property--colour: #46B0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#B94F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9546
Analogous#46FFF2, #4653FF
Triadic#FF46B0, #B0FF46
Split complementary#FF4653, #FFF146
Tetradic#F246FF, #FF9546, #54FF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF1FF
Lighter +20%#ACDCFF
Lighter +10%#79C6FF
Darker −10%#139AFF
Darker −20%#0080DF
Darker −30%#0063AC
Darker −40%#004579
More saturated +25%#46B0FF
Less saturated −25%#5DADE8

Channel breakdown

R70
G176
B255
Red70 (27.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G B0 · B FF

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